Renaissance
by Beyoncé
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Jul 29, 2022
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 3470 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,997 out of 3470
  2. Mixed: 84 out of 3470
  3. Negative: 389 out of 3470
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  1. Victor0876
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    It's so incredible how Beyoncé can reinvent her art to the best. This album is a celebration to the LGBTQIA+
  2. Rockandvulcan
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This album is giving me EVERYTHING. It’s amazing to have a full Beyoncé album again after all these years.
  3. felipe_roocha
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    That's a masterpiece, Beyoncé worked even harder to give us an amazing album
  4. Giselle05
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    A cohesive body of work. The transitions, the vocals are perfect. Thank you Beyoncé for this album !
  5. IDayne
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé is far from home and in Dance/Electronic music, while I could have used less onomatopoeias in her raps, that wasn’t enough to taint her perfect score!
  6. LuisPaz17
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beyoncé didi it again. A perfectly well produced album and an invitation to go to the dancefloor! The vocals are out of this world.… Expand
  7. zzzz88
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé‘s best album. A no skip album! If you love to dance, this album is for you
  8. AlfaBey
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    É com certeza o melhor álbum que ouvi esse ano
  9. otvhenrique
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    O álbum é simplesmente uma nova etapa na carreira de Bey e uma nova fase para toda indústria musical. novamente Beyonce molda a indústria como bem entende com um de seus melhores álbuns, com faixas perfeitas e que conversam entre sí reinassance já fez história!
  10. submnibiriyae
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    1. I’M THAT GIRL - 10 Perfection
    2. COZY - 8 Great
    3. ALIEN SUPERSTAR - 10 Perfection 4. CUFF IT - 9 Amazing 5. ENERGY - 7 Great 6. BREAK MY SOUL - 10 Perfection 7. CHURCH GIRL - 10 Perfection 8. PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA - 9 Amazing 9. VIRGO’S GROOVE - 10 Perfection 10. MOVE - 7 Great 11. HEATED - 8 Great 12. THIQUE - 10 Perfection 13. ALL UP IN YOUR MIND - 10 Perfection 14.    1. I’M THAT GIRL - 10 Perfection
    2. COZY - 8 Great
    3. ALIEN SUPERSTAR - 10 Perfection
    4. CUFF IT - 9 Amazing
    5. ENERGY - 7 Great
    6. BREAK MY SOUL - 10 Perfection
    7. CHURCH GIRL - 10 Perfection
    8. PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA - 9 Amazing
    9. VIRGO’S GROOVE - 10 Perfection
    10. MOVE - 7 Great
    11. HEATED - 8 Great
    12. THIQUE - 10 Perfection
    13. ALL UP IN YOUR MIND - 10 Perfection
    14. PURE/HONEY - 10 Perfection
    15. SUMMER RENAISSANCE - 10 Perfection    … Expand
  11. Zyonhive
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum Perfeito. Coeso. Transições incríveis. E beyoncé sempre se reinventando!… Expand
  12. mcamacho305
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece.
    Is so hard to have an entire 16 song album with no skips. Every song is masterfully produced and the arrangements are carefully design to truly give a nostalgic feeling but at the same time futuristic.
    Usually on an album you have clear standout songs but on RENAISSANCE is almost impossible to pick favorites due to the richness of each track. This album is going to be on    Masterpiece.
    Is so hard to have an entire 16 song album with no skips. Every song is masterfully produced and the arrangements are carefully design to truly give a nostalgic feeling but at the same time futuristic.
    Usually on an album you have clear standout songs but on RENAISSANCE is almost impossible to pick favorites due to the richness of each track.
    This album is going to be on forever repeat and will definitely be played on every party, club or happy moment.
    Beyoncé is back and better than ever.    … Expand
  13. Viquitu
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Sonoridade perfeita. Renaissance tem uma conexão tão perfeita, que ouvir apenas uma faixa parece ser pecado
  14. Wess33
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Álbum perfeito, Beyoncé nunca erra, já posso dizer que é um dos melhores da carreira
  15. nnathan
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyonce made an iconic album to forever be remembered as Pop Perfection. That’s all
  16. Jun1orh
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Maravilhoso,a diva está de volta! Sempre se reinventando
  17. queenjay2017
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    The Production, the Artistry, the Vocals, the Talent. Album of the freaking Year! Beyoncé is a once in a lifetime artist and proved once again why she has sustained a consistent music career. Every song on this album is a hit and it’s the fact that this is only just Act 1…
  18. chrisfizg
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Amazing 10/10 i have no words, and i am not a beyonce fan, at least i wasn’t
  19. akathir
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    The queen is back. This is her triumphant return to the throne. This will make u dance and give u eargasms
  20. vitoriaribeirw
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Literalmente uma obra de arte, sons únicos e criativos, uma homenagem perfeita, um dos melhores álbuns dela definitivamente.
  21. Aldihyuga
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Omg, this album is so good, instrumen, vocal, production are amazing, good job Queen Bee
  22. criticosensat
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé as always surprising us with her genius. This album is by far one of the best of her career. The greatest artist alive, no doubt about it.
  23. cheeringuy100
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé’s ability to adapt, experiment and conquer sounds is unbelievable. She makes you want to get up and dance. The album makes you feel all the good feelings you deserve. It’s time to hit the dance floor and it doesn’t matter who’s watching because you’re " THAT GIRL ".
  24. beyfa24
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    this is it a truly amazing and wonderful masterpiece from Queen B, everything is perfect!!!!
  25. Lanasbeech
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Mindblowing. I only heard the album once yet because i’m still at work but this might be her best work ever. Eclectic, experimental, soft, sexy, adventurous and dreamy this album truly has it all. A genre bending experience and the productional value is just WOW. Bravo Beyoncé, bravo!
  26. Neraiko
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    A new masterpiece! The Queen reigns!
    A wave of sounds unlike you‘ve ever heard in your life. Liberation, freedom and sex.
    God safe the Queen.
  27. sigurdsnake
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    OBRA PRIMA. Simplesmente inovador e revolucionário e nos leva em direçao aquilo que deveria
  28. real_fan08
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Usually when artists reach the point of being 25 years into their career, they slow down, turning into legacy act with very less exciting new content. But for Beyoné, even when she said this was supposed to be a laid back album where she juts wanted to focus on joy and love, it's still no doubt an innvovative project that take lots of efforts and risks. Beyoncé is still as hungry andUsually when artists reach the point of being 25 years into their career, they slow down, turning into legacy act with very less exciting new content. But for Beyoné, even when she said this was supposed to be a laid back album where she juts wanted to focus on joy and love, it's still no doubt an innvovative project that take lots of efforts and risks. Beyoncé is still as hungry and ambitious as her 20-year-old self with much more wiser artistry and that's so admirable.… Expand
  29. andandrelino
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    AMAZINGGGGGGG ÁLBUM QUEEN BEY SLAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY OMGGGGGG I CANTTTTTTTTTTTT
  30. 444hry
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done.… Expand
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#2 Most Discussed Album of 2022

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Mojo
    Sep 21, 2022
    80
    A continuous mix of hedonism, virtuosity, scholarship and, as one of her disco antecedents would have it, Good Times. [Nov 2022, p.84]
  2. Uncut
    Aug 31, 2022
    80
    Beyoncé's seventh solo album is a flawlessly structured feast. [Oct 2022, p.25]
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 9, 2022
    90
    Renaissance derives its meaning through its diverse soundscape, which, due to Beyoncé’s astute curation, becomes a statement about letting the music speak for itself.
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